Detective of year

Detective Laura Aceto with her parents, Bob and Joan Veit of St. Augustine. Contributed photo.

Special to The Record

Detective Laura Aceto, daughter of St. Augustine residents Bob and Joan Veit, has been awarded the Detective of the Year Award of the Criminal Investigations Division of the Metropolitan Police Force of the District of Columbia.

Aceto carried an average case load of 30 to 40 cases per month with a closure rate of nearly 100 percent.

While managing such a difficult case load, she was also able to work with the U.S. Attorney’s office, DC Superior Court and the CID command staff in developing a web based system to apply for and obtain arrest and search warrants on site in lieu of waiting at court for approval the traditional way.